Senior Group Manager (Marketing) - Procurement Services

Job Title: Senior Group Manager - Procurement Services 
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full-Time
Industry: Procurement
Experience Level: Senior Level
 

🧭 About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Group Manager (Marketing) to join our team! They will a member of a client dedicated procurement service delivery team responsible for leading category managers (client or WNS) with Marketing category planning and strategy development, benchmarking, collecting market intelligence, managing stakeholders, and developing project pipelines. The ideal candidate will possess experience developing Category Strategies & managing strategic sourcing for MARKETING categories (e.g., research, media buying, creative agencies, digital marketing, events, sales brokers, Point of Sale (POS), Coupons, etc.). The Senior Group Manager should have strong experience in marketing procurement and demonstrate strategic thinking and stakeholder management skills as well as have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced customer service environment

💼 Key Responsibilities

• Lead the client’s defined strategic sourcing execution process, including building cost models, designing and launching of RFIs/RFPs, evaluating bids, planning and executing negotiation strategies, and making award recommendations.
• Responsible for drafting and negotiating contracts and managing supplier relationships, developing and delivery an annual savings pipeline.
• Drive the team’s year-over-year savings while ensuring quality and service level requirements are met.
• Regularly interact with senior members of the client’s organization, must have excellent communication skills and be comfortable leading and participating in discussions across levels and cultures.
• Responsible for creating a positive work environment and fostering cross-functional and cross-regional collaboration.
• Development of medium to long-term category strategies for a variety of Marketing categories in consultation with client Category Director and Sr. Manager
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies through the use of the client’s strategic sourcing process· Identifying cost savings through negotiations, event driven activities, and alternate sourcing strategies to achieve assigned cost saving goals
• Lead commercial negotiations and drafting contracts
• Work with client and subordinates (2-3 direct reports) in managing overall supplier relationships, including supplier performance, capability development, risk mitigation, cost savings, and quality improvements· Managing the team’s objective setting including savings, performance, as well as career growth, training, and competency development
• Coordinate the category globally, developing material for and delivery quarterly global category meetings to share best practices, category intel, and coordinate sourcing activity.
• Prepare for and lead Quarterly Business Review and Annual Joint Business Planning meetings with key suppliers and stakeholders
• Act as the escalation point for the source to contract (S2C) team, communicating and resolving operational issues, and escalating to the Regional Delivery Lead or Engagement Manager as necessary